Getting Ready for Departure

Getting ready to pack! But keep getting emails from some Joyful Friends who
have left earlier for added adventures.  Brenda Griffin and her husband have posted pictures from the tops of Switzerland's finest mountain tops.From the picture it appears that they hiked up, but I've spent many hours reading at the Gornergrat Station on the Klein Matterhorn while my family skied and I'm almost positive that they didn't hike!  The views from there are amazing!!  They look happy and healthy.  Poor Linda and Lynn Morris!The skies over Nashville decided to open up with buckets of rain, high winds that brought trees down, and lightening that wouldn't stop, the afternoon of their flight.  Linda did tell me that late afternoon was the perfect time to fly out. Wrong this time!  Finally left about midnight and rather than go straight to Italy they went through Amsterdam. AND arrived without luggage.Just heard from that they have visited Florence and we're heading out into the surrounding countryside to stay at Villa le Barone.  Fortunately they did finally have their personal effects.  It always seems to happen to someone!  Also heard today that the  Nichols Had to cancel their trip.Brenda is in the hospital with a ruptured disc.  We all send best wishes to her for a speedy recovery.  However, if there's another Joyful Friend who would like to travel,with us, there is an extra suite on the Kara!  Going to pick up Euros.  More later.......